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Undergoing a sports medical examination

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A sports medical examination is required for all athletes who wish to obtain or renew a competition licence issued by a sporting federation, except for those sporting disciplines exempt from this requirement.

The purpose of this examination is to allow athletes to take part in sporting events without putting their health at risk and thus to guide those interested toward suitable sporting activities.

Sporting activities are grouped into 3 categories depending on the extent of required medical supervision:

periodical check-ups (category A);

single medical examination (category B);

no medical examination required (category C).

Who is concerned

All individuals, from the age of 7 (or turning 7 in the current year) and to the age of 50, must undergo a sports medical examination in order to obtain a competition licence authorising the practice of any sporting activity in category A or B.

Holders of competition licences who practice any category A sport must also undergo regular check-ups in the years in which they turn 12, 15, 20, 30, 40, 45 and 50.

The requirements for category A sports also apply to basketball, football, handball, ice hockey and rugby referees and linesmen.

Licensed athletes who continue to practice a competitivesport beyond the age of 50 are expected to undergo medical evaluations either by their GP or by another physician with certification in sports medicine.

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Costs

These preventive medical examinations are financed by the government and are therefore free of charge for the athlete.

How to proceed

Setting up an appointment

Appointments may be set up by the athlete or by their club manager at one of the 14 sports medicine centres across the country. As the wait time for appointments may sometimes be very long, the best approach is to take advantage of the less busy periods of the year (May, June and July).

If an appointment needs to be cancelled, the centre must be notified at least 48 hours in advance.

Required supporting documents

The athlete must bring the following items to the sports medical examination appointment:

vaccination record card;

social security card, provided by the National Health Fund (Caisse nationale de santé – CNS);

prescription eyeglasses (do not wear contact lenses, if possible);

list of medications taken on a regular basis;

all previous medical reports;

appropriate clothing: shorts, T-shirt, underwear.

In order to avoid overcrowding in waiting rooms, only one accompanying visitor is allowed per athlete.

Examination procedure

The examinations are performed by physicians who hold a specialist certificate in sports medicine recognised by the Ministry of Health.

The standard medical examination carried out in the regional sports medicine centres includes:

a medical questionnaire (past medical history, risk factors);

a clinical examination;

a morphological analysis (height, weight, etc.);

a urine test;

a resting electrocardiogram (ECG) for athletes having reached the ages of 15, 20 and 30, and when the first licence is issued (if this occurs after the age of 15).

Additional examinations may be requested by the examining physician, the chief physician of the Sports Medicine Service and the cardiologist (responsible for interpreting the ECGs). The government does not cover the cost of these additional examinations.

After the examination

A certificate containing the findings of the medical examination is drawn up and sent to the relevant sporting organisation, which decides whether or not to approve the applicant’s request for a licence.

In this certificate, the individual may be declared:

fit;

temporarily fit;

temporarily unfit;

unfit.

Any person declared unfit to practise a given sport is entitled to appeal this decision within 40 days in a hearing before a commission that will reach the final decision after having examined the party in question a second time or, if applicable, on the basis of the individual’s medical records.

Consulting your data via MyGuichet.lu

Sportspersons can view their sporting abilities for the federations they have undergone a medical examination in their private eSpace on MyGuichet.lu.

Parents can also see their minor
children's abilities who are part of their household and have undergone a sports medical examination.

Forms / Online services

To complete your application, the information about you collected from this form needs to be processed by the public administration concerned.

That information is kept by the administration in question for as long as it is required to achieve the purpose of the processing operation(s).

Your data will be shared with other public administrations that are necessary for the processing of your application. For details on which departments will have access to the data on this form, please contact the public administration you are filing your application with.

Under the terms of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, you have the right to access, rectify or, where applicable, remove any information relating to you. You are also entitled to withdraw your consent at any time.

Additionally, unless the processing of your personal data is compulsory, you may, with legitimate reasons, oppose the processing of such data.

If you wish to exercise these rights and/or obtain a record of the information held about you, please contact the administration in question using the contact details provided on the form. You are also entitled to file a claim with the National Commission for Data Protection (Commission nationale pour la protection des données), headquartered at 1, Avenue du Rock'n'Roll, L-4361 Esch-sur-Alzette.

By submitting your application, you agree that your personal data may be processed as part of the application process.

To complete your application, the information about you collected from this form needs to be processed by the public administration concerned.

That information is kept by the administration in question for as long as it is required to achieve the purpose of the processing operation(s).

Your data will be shared with other public administrations that are necessary for the processing of your application. For details on which departments will have access to the data on this form, please contact the public administration you are filing your application with.

Under the terms of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, you have the right to access, rectify or, where applicable, remove any information relating to you. You are also entitled to withdraw your consent at any time.

Additionally, unless the processing of your personal data is compulsory, you may, with legitimate reasons, oppose the processing of such data.

If you wish to exercise these rights and/or obtain a record of the information held about you, please contact the administration in question using the contact details provided on the form. You are also entitled to file a claim with the National Commission for Data Protection (Commission nationale pour la protection des données), headquartered at 1, Avenue du Rock'n'Roll, L-4361 Esch-sur-Alzette.

By submitting your application, you agree that your personal data may be processed as part of the application process.

To complete your application, the information about you collected from this form needs to be processed by the public administration concerned.

That information is kept by the administration in question for as long as it is required to achieve the purpose of the processing operation(s).

Your data will be shared with other public administrations that are necessary for the processing of your application. For details on which departments will have access to the data on this form, please contact the public administration you are filing your application with.

Under the terms of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, you have the right to access, rectify or, where applicable, remove any information relating to you. You are also entitled to withdraw your consent at any time.

Additionally, unless the processing of your personal data is compulsory, you may, with legitimate reasons, oppose the processing of such data.

If you wish to exercise these rights and/or obtain a record of the information held about you, please contact the administration in question using the contact details provided on the form. You are also entitled to file a claim with the National Commission for Data Protection (Commission nationale pour la protection des données), headquartered at 1, Avenue du Rock'n'Roll, L-4361 Esch-sur-Alzette.

By submitting your application, you agree that your personal data may be processed as part of the application process.